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42 participants endured the searing heat during yesterday’s June Monthly Medal, enhancing to the challenge of the 18-Hole Individual Strokeplay format. Despite the conditions, five players managed to finish with a net under par Net scores.

Best Gross Score: Min Oh Seo's steady play earned him the Best Gross prize of the day with a total of 1 over par 36 gross over both nines. Notable highlights included five pars and a birdie three on hole 6 at the front nine, and four pars with two birdies which he got on holes 10 and 13 for the back nine.

Division A: FC Holdt claimed first place on countback with front and back nine net of 35 and 33, complimented by ten pars and two birdies. Fazli Khaliq secured second spot with net scores of 32 and 36 across both nines, featuring seven pars and four birdies. Both players finished with the same 68 net total. Allan Keddie claimed third place with a net total of 69, aided by seven pars and a birdie on holes 12 and 14. His front and back nine nets were 36 and 33, respectively.

Division B: Konstantin Varga began with a 37 net on the front nine, marked by three pars. He then continued his strong play on the back nine, achieving a 33 net with five pars and a birdie two on hole 15 with a total score of 70 net, securing him the first place position. With a 71 net total, which included seven pars and a front and back nine net of 37 and 34, Scott Hambleton finished in second place. Tara King's net scores of 38 and 34, including six pars and a birdie on hole 4, earned her third place through a countback method. This placed her ahead of Ralph Gill, who achieved the same total net of 72 with 37-35 net on his two nines.

Division C: Ann Kritzinger claimed first place with front and back nine net scores of 32 and 33, respectively. Her round included three pars, leading to an impressive 5-under par net total. Nathan Hunt took second place with a total net score of 68, achieving pars on holes 1, 8, and 15, and recording net scores of 32 and 36. Shoaib Farooqui clinched the final spot with a total net score of 71, comprising a front nine of 34 and a back nine of 37. His round included pars on holes 4, 7, and 17.

The winners of the Special Event were: Jeev Gill for the Nearest the Pin on Hole 3 in Division A; Syed Jawad Khalid for the Nearest the Pin in 2 on Hole 14 in Division B; and Shoaib Farooqui for the Nearest the Pin in 3 on Hole 7 in Division C.

Two’s winners were: Dave Steel, Min Oh Seo, Thabo Moate, Fazli Khaliq (2), Konstantin Varga, Jeev Gill, FC Holdt, and Peter Abbott.

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24 Pairs competed in the 2024 AESGC Pairs Open that took place this morning, the format saw players compete in a Pairs Betterball Stroke Play on a still, hot morning, this was reflected in the scoring also as 15 of the 24 pairs broke par for their rounds.

Taking the 2024 Pairs Open title was the husband and wife pair of Min Oh Seo and Myung Jae Park who a 34 front nine 34 and added a back nine 30 for a -6, 64 Net and victory by a single stroke over three pairs.

Taking second place was father and son pairing of Jeev and Harry Gill who put together two nines of 33 and 32 for a 65 Net edging out their rivals on a back 6 countback.

Omar Al Shamsi and Shaoib Farooqui took 3rd place, also posting the same scores of 33 and 32 for the same 65 but settled for 3rd place.

The South African pairing of Thabo Moate and Johan Potgieter took 4th place, again with a Net 65 but made up of nines of 30 and 35.

Fazli Khaliq and Syed Jawad Khalid took the Best Gross prize with a solid 71 Gross, they posted and 35 front nine and added a 36 back 9 to post +1.

Will Portugal claimed the Nearest the Pin prizes on both holes 3 and 17, Chris Potgieter won the Straightest Drive prize on Hole 12 and Angel Posrtugal made a superb 2 on Hole 4 to win the Nearest the Pin in 2 prize for that hole.

A big thank you to all who supported the event with a special mention to the teams that traveled from Abu Dhabi to compete.

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Out of the 43 players who competed in the May Monthly Medal, seven players finished with under par net scores. Leading the field was Myung Jae Park, who earned the day's best score of 4-under par 66 net total.

Division C: Myung Jae Park got off to a solid start, carding an impressive 3-under par 32 net on the front nine, highlighted by a par on Hole 4. She maintained her momentum on the back nine, shooting a 34 net with pars on 13 and 16, securing the lead with a superb total net score of 66. Herbert Locke's back to back pars on holes 14 and 15, helping him clinch second place. His strong finish included a 22 net on the last six holes, putting him one stroke ahead of Melanie Sheldon, who finished third with a net score of 23 on the same final stretch. Both Herbert and Melanie ending the round with identical total net scores of 71 and matching 35 nets on the back nine.

Division A: Kenny King made a solid performance, scoring five pars from holes 4 through 8 for 35 net on the front nine. He maintained his pace on the back nine, recording a 32 net with a total of seven pars. This allowed him to clinch the top spot with 3-under par 67 net total. Kamran Ajmal's produced a total of 14 pars throughout the round. His score of 21 net on the last six propelled him in second place via countback over Fazli Khaliq, who recorded 12 pars with a 22 net on the same final holes. Both players finished with 69 net total with the same 35 net on their back nine.

Division B: Since two players submitted cards with the same 68 net total, a countback was necessary to determine their final places. Omar Al Shamsi secured first place with a pair of 34 nets, scoring seven pars throughout the round. Will Portugal claim the second position after finishing with front and back nine nets of 33 and 35, respectively, and a total of eight pars. Harry Gill posted seven pars on his front and back nine net of 31 and 38 that led to his third place finish with 69 net total.

Best Gross Score: Jeev Gill recorded a pair of 36 on both the front and back nine. His round began with a birdie on the first hole, setting a tone for the rest of his game. Jeev’s momentum remained strong, adding two more birdies on holes four and seven, complemented by three pars on the front nine and replicated the same number of pars and birdies on the back nine. He concluded the round with gross score of 72, claiming the best gross score prize for the day.

The winners of the Special Event awards were: Fc Holdt for the Nearest the Pin in 2 on Hole 12 in Division A; Alex Filed for the Nearest the Pin on Hole 8 in Division B; and Ann Kritzinger for the Straightest Drive on Hole 5 in Division C. Two’s winners were: Rob Rudling, Min Oh Seo and Jeev Gill

The penultimate round of our Brighton College Al Ain Academy Series took place on the 9th May, 16 juniors competed over one overall division rather than two divisions that split the players into age categories of over 10 and a division for our Juniors 10 years old and younger.

The Overall Net winner was James McHugh who was the player to beat as he posted an amazing Gross score of 33 less a handicap of 8 for a Net 25 and victory by just 2 shots. Louis Keddie took second place with a superb Gross of 31 playing off of a handicap of 4 for a Net 27. In third place was Kai Sheldon who posted a gross score of 36 less a handicap of 8 for a Net 28. Fourth place went to Lee-Ane Burger who played her 1st tournament ever and managed to score a gross of 41 less her handicap of 12 for a net 29.

Ralph Gill took the overall Best Gross with a great score of level par 27 which included two birdies and five Pars.

In the Special Events, The nearest to the pin on Hole 5 went to Dayna Fourie while the nearest to the pin on Hole 8 went to Louis Keddie.

A special mention to Lee-Ane Burger who on her 2nd hole in her first ever tournament hit the perfect shot and had a hole in one on Hole 9!

Well done to all who took part and if anyone would like their kids to get involved in future Academy Series events then please contact the Golf Reception on 03 7026400.